Odie的英语课

486 复习
have two left feet （跳舞或体育活动等）笨手笨脚，手脚不协调

It's no good asking me to dance – I've got two left feet! 请我跳舞没用，我手脚不协调！

be in two minds【英国】

be of two minds【美国】

犹豫不决，拿不定主意

mind 想法，心思，意见

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be in two minds

be of two minds

I'm in two minds whether or not to come.

要不要来我拿不定主意。

whether (or not) 是不是，是否

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whether or not

I'm in two minds whether or not to come.

换成“要不要去”—>

I'm in two minds whether or not to go.

要不要去我拿不定主意。

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I'm in two minds whether or not to go.

换成过去时—>

I was in two minds whether or not to come. 

要不要来我拿不定主意。

I was in two minds whether or not to go. 

要不要去我拿不定主意。

481~485 复习

one step at a time 一步一步地，循序渐进地

There's a lot to learn, but don't worry, we'll take it one step at a time. 有很多东西要学，但别担心，我们会一步一步来。

go in one ear and out the other 左耳朵进右耳朵出，当作耳边风

If I have to listen to something I don't understand, it just goes in one ear and out the other. 要是非得让我听我不懂的事情，那也只是左耳朵进右耳朵出。

I've tried to advise her, but it goes in one ear and out the other. 我曾试着给她提建议，但被当做耳边风。

You can give her advice, but it just goes in one ear and out the other. 你可以给她提建议，但会被当做耳边风。

advise，动词，建议，s发/z/

advice，名词，建议，c发/s/

one in a million 百里挑一，非常难得

My assistant's one in a million. 我的助理是百里挑一。

You're one in a million! 你真是百里挑一！

This is a one-in-a-million opportunity for us. 这对我们来说是一次千载难逢的机会。

put two and two together 根据现有情况推断，综合判断

I just put two and two together. 我就根据现有情况推断出来的。

You weren't home so I put two and two together and went back to your office to find you. 你不在家，我就判断（你回办公室了），就回去办公室找你。

put two and two together and make five 乱下结论，捕风捉影，夸大其词，听风就是雨

have two left feet

left 左 <—> right 右

左脚 left foot 右脚 right foot（单数）

feet 脚的复数

有两只左脚 —>（跳舞、体育活动时）手脚不协调，笨手笨脚

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have two left feet

It's no good asking me to dance – I've got two left feet!

请我跳舞没用/别请我跳舞，我手脚不协调！

it's no good + doing something  做……不好，做……没用，做……没有好处

ask (someone) to do (something) 请（某人）做（某事），让（某人）做（某事）

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It's no good asking me to dance – I've got two left feet!

484 复习

one in a million 百里挑一

My assistant's one in a million. 我的助理是百里挑一。

You're one in a million! 你真是百里挑一！

a one-in-a-million opportunity 一次非常难得/千载难逢的机会

put two and two together

根据现有情况推断，综合判断

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put two and two together

比如某件事你推断对了，别人问你怎么知道的，就可以说：

I just put two and two together.

我就根据现有情况推断出来的。

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I just put two and two together.

You weren't home so I put two and two together and went back to your office to find you.

你不在家，我就判断（你回办公室了），就回去办公室找你。

go back 回去

to find you 去/来找你

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You weren't home so I put two and two together and went back to your office to find you.

Put two and two together 通常是判断对了；如果判断错了，会这么说：

put two and two together and make five

二加二得到五 —> 乱下结论，捕风捉影，夸大其词，听风就是雨

483 复习

I've tried to advise her, but it goes in one ear and out the other. 我曾试着给她提建议，但被当做耳旁风。

You can give her advice, but it just goes in one ear and out the other. 你可以给她提建议，但（会）被当做耳旁风。

one in a million

百里挑一

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one in a million

当我们说某个人是 one in a million，就是一种很高的评价，ta做得非常好，非常难得，百里挑一。比如，

My assistant's one in a million.

我的助理是百里挑一。

My assistant's = My assistant is

assistant 助理，助手，帮手

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My assistant's one in a million.

One in a million 还可以用于直接称赞别人：

You're one in a million!

你真是百里挑一！

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You're one in a million!

One in a million 还可以用在名词前面作定语：

opportunity 机会，机遇

a one-in-a-million opportunity

一次非常难得/千载难逢的机会

This is a one-in-a-million opportunity for us.

这对我们来说是一次千载难逢的机会。

We shouldn't waste it.

我们不应该浪费它。

waste 浪费

482 复习

go in one ear and out the other 左耳朵进右耳朵出，当作耳边风

If I have to listen to something I don't understand, it just goes in one ear and out the other. 要是非得让我听我不懂的事情，那也只是左耳朵进右耳朵出。

I've tried to advise her, but it goes in one ear and out the other.

我曾试着给她提建议，但被当做耳旁风。

advise 动词，给……提建议，给……提意见，劝告，忠告。

注意：advise 后面的s发音是/z/。

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I've tried to advise her, but it goes in one ear and out the other.

You can give her advice, but it just goes in one ear and out the other.

你可以给她提建议，但也就是左耳朵进右耳朵出。

give (someone) advice 给（某人）提建议，提意见

advice 名词，建议，意见，劝告，忠告

注意：advice 后面的c发音是/s/。

对比读一下：

advise，动词，建议，s发/z/

advice，名词，建议，c发/s/

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You can give her advice, but it just goes in one ear and out the other.

今天的两句话：

I've tried to advise her, 我曾试着给她提建议，

You can give her advice, 你可以给她提建议，

but it goes in one ear and out the other. 但被当做耳旁风。

481 复习

one step at a time 一步一步地，循序渐进地

There's a lot to learn, but don't worry, we'll take it one step at a time. 有很多东西要学，但别担心，我们会一步一步来。

go in one ear and out the other

左耳朵进右耳朵出，当作耳边风

ear 耳朵

the other 另一个

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go in one ear and out the other

If I have to listen to something I don't understand, it just goes in one ear and out the other.

要是非得让我听我不懂的事情，那也只是左耳朵进右耳朵出。

If I have to listen to something I don't understand

If I have to... 如果我不得不/非得……

listen to 听

something (that) I don't understand 我不懂的事情，我不明白的事情

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If I have to listen to something I don't understand, it just goes in one ear and out the other.

476~480 复习

at a speed of... 以……的速度

at a rate of... 以……的速度

The water flows in at the rate of 15 liters per minute. 水以每分钟15升的速度流入。

weight 名词，重量，分量，体重

weigh 动词，称重量，量体重

Her weight is 105 pounds. 她的体重是105磅。

He's six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds.他身高六英尺，体重200磅。

It weighs a kilo, or just over two pounds. 它重一公斤，或者说两磅多一点儿。

We buy rice by the kilo, which works out cheaper. 我们买大米是按公斤计的，这样比较便宜。

volume 容量，体积，容积

What is the volume of the water tank? 水箱的容积是多少？

I think this pan has a larger volume than yours. 我觉得这个锅的容量比你的大。

The water tank holds 500 liters. 水箱容纳500升。

This jug holds exactly one pint. 这只壶的容量刚好是1品脱。

这节课开始学习一些和数字有关的俚语。

one step at a time

一步一步地，循序渐进地

step 脚步，步伐

常见搭配：

do/take something one step at a time

一步一步地做某事

There's a lot to learn, but don't worry, we'll take it one step at a time.

有很多东西要学，但别担心，我们会一步一步来。

to learn 要学

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There's a lot to learn, but don't worry, we'll take it one step at a time.

479 复习

volume 容量，体积，容积

What is the volume of the water tank? 水箱的容积是多少？

I think this pan has a larger volume than yours. 我觉得这个锅的容量比你的（锅）大。

hold 容纳，包含

The water tank holds 500 liters.

这个水箱可容纳500升。

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The water tank holds 500 liters.

This jug holds exactly one pint.

这只壶的容量刚好是1品脱。

jug 壶，罐，a milk jug 奶壶，a water jug 水壶

exactly 副词，正好，刚好；精确地，准确地，完全准确地

pint 品脱，a pint of milk 一品脱牛奶，a pint of beer 一品脱啤酒

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This jug holds exactly one pint.

hold 还可以当“支撑，承受”：

hold my weight 承受我的体重，禁得住我的重量

478 复习

It weighs a kilo, or just over two pounds. 它重一公斤，或者说两磅多一点儿。

We buy rice by the kilo, which works out cheaper. 我们买大米是按公斤计的，这样比较便宜。

We buy fruit by the kilo, which works out cheaper. 我们买水果是按公斤计的，这样比较便宜。

volume 

容量，体积，容积

What is the volume of the water tank?

水箱的容积是多少？

water tank 水箱

tank （盛放液体或气体的）容器

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What is the volume of the water tank?

I think this pan has a larger volume than yours.

我觉得这个锅的体积比你的大。

pan 平底锅

larger 更大的，large的比较级，large 大的，大规模的，大量的

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I think this pan has a larger volume than yours.

477 复习

weight 名词，重量，分量，体重

weigh 动词，称重量，量体重

Her weight is 105 pounds. 她的体重是105磅。

He's six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds.他身高六英尺，体重200磅。

It weighs a kilo, or just over two pounds. 

它重一公斤，或者说两磅多一点儿。

kilo 公斤，千克（kilo- 千，kilometer 千米，公里）

over two pounds 两磅多

over 多于，在……以上

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It weighs a kilo, or just over two pounds. 

We buy rice by the kilo, which works out cheaper.

我们买大米是按公斤计的，这样比较便宜。

rice 米

work out 算下来，结果是

cheaper 更便宜，cheap的比较级

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We buy rice by the kilo, which works out cheaper.

We buy fruit by the kilo, which works out cheaper.

我们买水果是按公斤计的，这样比较便宜。

fruit 水果